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Synopsis. The film begins in 1981, with South Africa's white minority government embroiled in a brutal proxy conflict in Angola and Namibia. A shy teenager, Nicholas van der Swart, like all white South African males over 16, is forced to undergo two years of compulsory military service in the SADF. He keeps his head down whilst the sadistic ...
- Braam du Toit
- 4 September 2019, (Venice)
- Eric Abraham, Jack Sidey
Apr 9, 2021 · A South African film about a gay soldier's ordeal in the apartheid era. The film is based on a novel and directed by a Black filmmaker, but it fails to explore the intersection of sexuality and racism in a meaningful way.
Apr 9, 2021 · Moffie is a 2019 film about a young man who hides his homosexuality while serving in the apartheid army. The title is a homophobic slur used in South Africa and the film explores the themes of homophobia, racism and war.
- (3.6K)
- Drama, Romance, War
- Oliver Hermanus
- 2021-04-09
Apr 9, 2021 · Moffie uses one South African soldier's story to grapple against a series of thorny questions -- with rough yet rewarding results. The year is 1981 and South Africa's white minority government is...
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- Kai Luke Brümmer
- Oliver Hermanus
- War, Drama
Moffie is a brutal but radiant story of young gay desire on the Angolan war front, where a closeted teenager faces homophobic abuse and violence. The film explores the English-Afrikaans conflict and the repression of sexuality in Apartheid-era South Africa.
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Apr 11, 2021 · Moffie – Official Trailer | HD | IFC Films. Moffie – Official Poster | IFC Films. MOFFIE star Kai Luke Brümmer on playing a young gay man conscripted into the South African army. Award-winning South African filmmaker Oliver Hermanus on his stunning queer film MOFFIE.
Watch Moffie, a 2021 movie about a white boy who faces danger and discrimination in the apartheid regime. Stream it on Hulu with plans starting at $7.99/month or get the Disney bundle for $14.99/mo.